Frank Alioto

Military

Shot down by flak and fighters on a mission to the Marshalling Yards at Frankfurt on 4 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-38030 'The Merry Widow', Prisoner of War (POW).



Earlier onDecember 13, 1943, B-17 'Dottie J' #42-30160 lost 2 engines to flak over Kiel and crashed upon landing. 4 KOF, 6 RTD



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-38030

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Merry Widow
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Milwarkee, Wisconsin, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 4 February 1944 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Added POW camp information to the POW event and a S/N per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2195 / MACR 2195, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I, p. 418, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol.  I, p. 419; Snetterton Falcons pg 88 & 108 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database